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Coenobium or coenobia may refer to : Cenobitic monasticism (Cenobium, Cenobite), a monastic community in a tradition stressing communal life, as opposite to eremitism Coenobium (morphology) , a colony of cells, notably in algae
Coenocyte of Sphaeroforma arctica Botrydium, showing a coenocytic body. A coenocyte (/ ˈ s iː n ə ˌ s aɪ t /) is a multinucleate cell which can result from multiple nuclear divisions without their accompanying cytokinesis, in contrast to a syncytium, which results from cellular aggregation followed by dissolution of the cell membranes inside the mass. [1]
Coelastrum is a genus of green algae in the Scenedesmaceae family. It is a common component of the phytoplankton in freshwater habitats such as ponds, lakes, waterfalls, and temporary pools of water, [1] particularly eutrophic ones. [2]
Pediastrum is a genus of green algae, in the family Hydrodictyaceae. [1] It is a photoautotrophic, nonmotile coenobial green alga that inhabits freshwater environments. The name Pediastrum comes from the Greek root words pedion, meaning "plane", and astron, meaning "star", referring to its overall shape.
Neodesmus is a genus of green algae in the family Scenedesmaceae. [2] Neodesmus consists of colonies of two cells, termed coenobia (plural of coenobium); these coenobia may be further arranged in a structured called a syncoenobium surrounded by a mucilage envelope. The cells are fusiform to cylindrical, 5 to 9 μm long and arranged obliquely ...
Volvulina is a genus of colonial green algae in the family Volvocaceae. [1] The colony (coenobium) is broadly ellipsoidal or spherical and consists of a fixed number of cells, usually 16 in mature individuals (rarely 4, 8 or 32). The cells are located at periphery of the coenobium and separated from each other by being embedded in a swollen sack.
Platydorina is a genus of microscopic green algae in the family Volvocaceae. [1] ... horseshoe-shaped coenobium containing 16 or 32 cells embedded in a transparent, ...
Pediastrum duplex is a species of fresh water green algae in the genus Pediastrum. It is the type species of the genus Pediastrum. [2] Pediastrum duplex forms nonmotile coenobia (colonies) with a fixed number of cells. These coenobia are flat and have a circular shape.